• Yen climbs on bets of BOJ rate hikes

• Poll: BOJ set to hold rates this month, but hike to 0.75% in Q3

• USD/JPY has slipped from 148.38 to 147.58, on Thursday, EBS data shows

• Long upper shadow on Wednesday's candlestick hints at an upside rejection

• Dollar remains at risk of an even steeper slump

• Where USD/JPY closes at the end of the week key for direction

• Traders take note; EUR/JPY usually rises in March

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(Martin Miller is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)